Pollination, Fruit and Harvesting

When the basil leaves are big you can harvest them!

When the vegetables that you are growing become bigger they will require more water and fertilizer. For best results, you will need to take care of your plant from germination through harvest. As your basil plant grows bigger it will require more water and fertilizer.

You can harvest your sweet basil by cutting off large leaves or branches with a scissors. Please use a scissors to harvest your leaves. You can get a larger yield by pinching back the leave sets to decrease internodal length. Pinching the top two leaves off of each plant will be give you healthy sweet basil plants. Please be careful not to pull up the plant out of the PetomatoTM tube when harvesting.

Caution!

Basil is very sensitive. Keep your basil plant cool in the summer and warm in the winter and makes sure that it gets plenty of sunshine!

WARNING:Temperatures over 95 degrees will kill your sweet basil. Be careful that the water in the bottle does not become hot or this will kill your PetomatoTM.

You can make a simple greenhouse for your PetomatoTM basil plant if the room is too cold. Use a transparent plastic bag that is big enough to house your PetomatoTM basil plant. secure the top with a rubber band and poke holes in the side for ventilation.